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Streaming Audio and SMIL for Oral Histories

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Course description

Making sound files available over the Internet is becoming an increasingly popular method to highlight audio collections, such as oral histories. This workshop will provide a nontechnical, hands-on overview of national standards, best practices, and the equipment required to digitally record oral histories. The workshop will cover the entire process including the planning, recording, processing, editing, cataloging, and streaming of digital oral histories. The implementation of SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language) to synchronize streaming audio with transcripts will also be discussed.

What you will learn

  • Understanding the multifaceted workflow of organizing a digital oral history project;
  • The ability to plan and implement digital audio projects;
  • Strategies for converting analog oral history recordings to digital; and
  • The infrastructure necessary to make digital audio accessible.

Course details

Duration: 1 Day

Fee:
$75 Western Members
$125 All Others

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